Improvement in seats for vehicles



UNITED STATESPATENT OF THOMAS K. MEEOH, OF BUFFALO, NEW YOR IMPROVEMENT IN SEATS FOR VEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 207,193, dated August 20, 1878; appl July 1, 1878.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs K. Manon, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oarriages or Wagons, which improvements are fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which- Figure I is a side eleva-tion; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section through the center of the wagon body and seat, and Fig. 3 represents an end view.

My invention relates t0 certain improvementsin carriages or light wagons; and it consists of a shifting seat made suiciently higher than the front or stationary seat, so that when only one seat is required the movable one will pass over it, provided with inwardly-projecting flanges on the lower parts of the sides, which project over a slideway on the top part of each side of the wagon-body, so that the seat may be securely held to the slideways, but easily moved along them, in combination with two arms jointed thereto, and provided with thumb-screws, whereby the seat may be held securely at any point of its adjustment along the body of the wagon, as will be more clearly hereinafter shown by reference to the drawing, in which- A represents the body of a light wagon; B, the front or stationary seat; C, the shifting seat. It is provided with two arms, D E, jointed thereto at F. They are perforated at Gr to admit athumb-sc-rew, H. I represents a flange on each side of the shifting seat, which is made vso as to form a groove on each ICE.

side to iit the slideways J, as sh in Fi g. 3. K represents screw-holes on the er sides of the wagon-box to receive the thu -screws H,

whereby the seat may be shifted d fastened at the point desired.

When only one seat is require are turned up, and the shifting forward and then carried to a pos the seat B, and by means of the thumb-screws H is fastened, as dotted lines L, Fig. l, thereby f gle seat, and leaving more roon of the wagon-box for other th quired.

M represents the adjustable b the seat at N, (see Fig. 2,) so t turned back out of the way, ted lines O in Fig. I. It is held 2, by the straps P and buttons buckles would answer the same A carriage-top may be attach able seat, so as to be shifted with I claim as my invention- The combination, in a wagon, secured immovably near the fron extending past the front seat to the seat C, open at the front, ways, adapted to cover the front vided with arms D and screws it after adjustment, as set forth.

THOS.

, as in Fig. Ordinary f required.

the seat B, -he ways J, e rear, and ing on the t, and pror seeurm g IEEOH.

WVitnesses:

.IAMEs SANGs'rER, A. J. SANGsrER. 

